Frank Hossack

COVID brings out of Hiding Criminal who Stole ¥12 Million

Nanjing’s police had been after him for almost 2 years, for his swindling of local people out of millions, but in the end, it wasn’t fear of the cops which led him to give up the fight; rather it...

Hydrogen or Haircut? “I Do Practical things for the Masses”!

Something which is often forgotten about China in the global discussion is the way it is fundamentally organised; for the people. After all, it is the People’s Republic of China, the People’s Liberation Army, the Municipal People’s Government, etc. 在全球讨论中,中国经常被遗忘的一件事是它的根本组织方式;为了人民。...

The Building of Nanjing (5); Zhongshan Wharf

Zhongshan Wharf is where, on 23 April, 1949, troops of the People's Liberation Army landed to recapture Nanjing. It was the last time the city would be capital of China. 1949年4月23日,中国人民解放军部队登陆夺回南京的地方是中山码头。 这是这座城市最后一次成为中国的首都。 But the story of this, one of Nanjing’s most...

All-Day Wine! If that’s what the Sign Says, it’s a Steal!

China is nuts for auspicious dates, which might make you question the wisdom of opening a restaurant in Nanjing on 13 December that is the anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Nevertheless, that’s not the way auspicious dates actually work...

Slingshot Crime to Light as Nanjing Man takes out Car Windscreen

A man in Nanjing has found himself detained at the authorities’ pleasure after choosing to vent his anger by shooting out the rear windscreen of a car parked by the roadside with that favourite toy of boys around the...

Nanjing COVID Situation Roundup; Tuesday 19 April, 2022

There’s a renewed focus on vaccination, particularly of the elderly, as even many centenarians have been getting jabbed. Plus, more financial support is pledged for businesses in trouble but for one Nanjing firm, the temptation for a quick buck...

YOUR Chance to Tell the Government what to do about COVID!

Concerns spreading among the general public over the increasing impact of anti-COVID measures upon our freedoms may be in part the reason authorities have rolled out the soliciting of suggestions. It’s, in short, in case they have missed something...

Neuroscientist & Son of Presbyterian Missionaries; Theodore Holmes Bullock

Theodore Holmes Bullock was to become a founding father of that interdisciplinary science combining neuroscience and ethology into Neuroethology. As a child, he had also once had Sun Yat-sen himself as a guest in his home. 西奥多·霍姆斯·布洛克成为跨学科科学的创始人,将神经科学和民族学结合到神经伦理学中。 小时候,他家里也曾接待过孙中山本人作为客人。 Born in Nanjing...

About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host and voice-over artist who has worked in China for the past 32 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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